ASC 4 is both easy to use and has dozens of powerful features in a snappy new interface. With a couple of mouse clicks (using the Toolbox Module) I restored use of my DVD player which Windows had stopped recognizing months ago.

Cons

As is obvious by the some of the other reviews, this program is not "idiot proof." Novices should probably stay away from the Deep Care, Turbo Boost, and Toolbox modules, though these are what make this program a cut above the rest.

Summary

This program rivals Glary Utilities and CCleaner as the most useful utilities program on my computer - and the price is perfect! Its very easy to use and has many more features than the previous version. Most of these were not mentioned in the Cnet review so you may want to visit the publisher's website for more information.

Didnt think there were any.Certainly not when compared to previous versions

Cons

Not so user friendly.
Seemed prone to exaggerate

Summary

I didnt know it was beta til it had uninstalled asc 3 and installed itself.I wasnt too happy about that.
When I ran the program it informed me that I had 3 & a half Gb of junk files! I found that very hard to believe.Id used asc 3 just a few days earlier.
Ive never had that much junk on my computer before,even when I hadnt run an optimiser for almost a month.
Think Ill be reinstalling asc 3,I was very happy with that & all of the earlier versions Id used.
If it aint broke - why fix it/

1. Deeper scan with up to 10 problems being resolved all at once.2. Beautiful Skins3. Rescue Tool

Cons

1. ***!? No more 'Internet Boost' You have to purchase the PRO to get that feature now. 2. Do not use 'Turbo Boost' unless your very computer Savvy. It turned off Aeros. Anyone with Windows 7 -- it disables the Window Snap feature.

Summary

It may look more pleasantly aesthetic but they took away features that were very useful in ASC3. Mainly 'Internet Boost'. Again, It looks pretty from the outside but it just doesn't "drive" the same. I went back to ASC3.

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